Hit-and-run driver who critically injured teen in SI was apparently fleeing police at the time: source

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PORT RICHMOND, Staten Island — The driver who struck a teen, leaving him critically injured and suffering two broken legs, was apparently fleeing police when the hit-and-run occurred, sources said Friday.

A boy was critically injured in a hit-and-run, in which the accused driver fled on foot and left the vehicle at the scene in Staten Island on March 30, 2017. (PIX11)

The 13-year-old was crossing the street with his younger brother when he was struck, police said. The incident occurred at Henderson Avenue and Broadway around 5:47 a.m.

Police were pulling over the driver for having a missing front license plate when he sped up and struck the teen, sources say.